BYPASS

• (noun) a highway that encircles an urban area so that traffic does not have to pass through the center

  synonyms : beltway , ring road , ringway

• (noun) a conductor having low resistance in parallel with another device to divert a fraction of the current

  synonyms : electrical shunt , shunt

• (noun) a surgically created shunt (usually around a damaged part)

• (verb) avoid something unpleasant or laborious

  "You cannot bypass these rules!"

  synonyms : get around , go around , short-circuit

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